Adithya is bitter when he is forced to accept the delivery of an antique bed on behalf of his neighbor. The large and majestic bed occupies his whole bedroom. Every time he sleeps on it, he has nightmares. He dreams about killing different people with whom he had disputes. And at the end of it all, he wakes up devastated, completely drained. When he soon learns that the people whom he had killed in his dreams have also died in real life—passing away naturally in their sleep—he begins to re...

Krishnavatara Secrets takes readers on a profound journey through Lord Krishna’s life, from his miraculous birth to the conclusion of his avatar on Earth. Through vivid storytelling and deep insights, the book uncovers the hidden meanings behind Krishna’s Leelas from the Ras Leela, symbolizing the soul’s longing for divine union, to his teachings on Dharma and righteous action in Kurukshetra.In his second book, following the wellreceived Ramayana Secrets, Ramesh Krishnakumar explor...

Madras, 1944 While World War II rages in Europe and the Japanese army draws closer to India, Raji and her sisters are sent off with their mother to stay in Manikoil, her mother's family village. But with her brother now a soldier in the British Indian Army and refugees fleeing from Malaya, Burma and other eastern countries back to India, Manikoil is no longer the peaceful haven it once was. And while there is hope of Independence in the air, Raji is uncertain whether it will come to pass-a...

‘I can hardly imagine it, but everything will be different tomorrow. I’ve looked forward to it for years. I’ll truly be Sundaram’s wife, together in body as in spirit . . .’But that tomorrow never comes, and at just fourteen, Aru is left a widow. Worse, the village whispers name Sundaram a drunkard and a thief—the thief who called down the wrath of the local goddess by stealing the most precious jewel from her temple. The future Aru once envisioned vanishes, leaving only bleak and ...

WINNER: 2024 International Book Awards - Business: TechnologyWINNER: NYC Big Book Awards 2024 - TechnologyThe Metaverse Economy equips fintech professionals with an in-depth understanding of the emergent economic models in the Metaverse and across Web3.In this book, fintech and metaverse experts Arun Krishnakumar and Theodora Lau help techn...

Fintech veteran and venture capitalist, Arunkumar Krishnakumar, cuts through the hype to bring us a first-hand look into how quantum computing and Blockchain together could redefine industries and life as we know it.Key FeaturesTake a practical perspective on quantum computing and Blockchain technologies and their impacts on key industriesGain insights from experts who are applying quantum computing or Blockchain in their fieldsSee where quantu...

Get up to speed with Oracle's Autonomous Databases and implementation strategies for any workload or use case, including transactional, data warehousing, and non-relational databasesKey FeaturesExplore ADB, its business benefits, and architectural considerationsMigrate the existing workload to ADB, explore high availability, and use cloud native methods for monitoring and event notificationsLeverage APEX, JSON, the REST API, and SQL Developer W...

Something strange is afoot at the Lotus Palace.A guest is murdered after a boring state banquet ...A secret room full of scorpions is found ...A cloaked stranger passes on information ...Every marble statue seems to hold a secret ...In Melucha, children's alphabet books teach that H is for hemlock, so it is no particular surprise when someone is found murdered. But in a city where everyone has devious and twisted motives, and dire plans, ...

Ramayana Secrets is not just another retelling of the Ramayana. Instead, it unveils a deeper, lesser-known facet of this timeless epic—one where every character represents a facet of the human psyche. Through this lens, the Ramayana becomes a powerful allegory for the spiritual evolution that takes place within everyone. From the eternal struggle between ego and the higher self, to the significance of elements like the Vanara’s tail—offering stability in the chaotic ride of life—this book ...

Your complete startup downturn survival guideDuring a market boom, startup funding is in abundance. But when a financial crisis hits, investments dry up, making it difficult for newer, smaller outfits to survive. During a period of economic instability, that task might seem even harder. However, a crisis doesn’t have to mean it’s time to shut up shop. Restartup shows how it’s possible—by choosing to embrace instability and seizing the new opportunities it ...

I decided to embark on my study of the Mahabharata with the intention of taking a fresh look at it. While I had access to other translations in two languages, I was not convinced by the interpretations they offered for some ancient Indian terms and notions. While most of them treat this work as an epic, I decided to take its author at his word and decided to find history in this work. In the process of translating, I found that there is much in this work that is history. This allowed me to...

Advocates a cybersecurity “social contract” between government and business in seven key economic sectorsCybersecurity vulnerabilities in the United States are extensive, affecting everything from national security and democratic elections to critical infrastructure and economy. In the past decade, the number of cyberattacks against American targets has increased exponentially, and their impact has been more costly than ever before. A successful cyber-defense can o...